Mountains

Nepal issues record 492 climbing permits for Everest

Around a thousand people - climbers and their guides - will be heading for the summit of Everest in the next few weeks.

Climber found dead 800m from base of Johor mountain

Police received a call about the incident at 1.47pm and deployed the Crime Prevention Patrol 2 team from the Kluang police station.

Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block

Members of an expedition team hike at Khumbu Icefall on April 22, 2026.

Glacier block delays route-setting on Everest

A member of expedition team stands at Khumbu Icefall, as the route to Mount Everest Camp One has not yet been opened for the season in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, Nepal, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Purnima Shrestha

Global warming causes Colombian glacier to disappear

Satellite images show how the ice sheet covering the mountain gradually shrank from 2015 until it disappeared completely in March 2026.

Spring feels like summer: South Korea to see warm weekend weather of up to 29 deg C

South Korea's weather agency said the unusually warm weather is due to warm easterly winds flowing from northern to southern areas.

Ice forms on Sabah’s Mount Kinabalu due to dry conditions

Sabah Parks said the ice formation is a occurs occasionally on high areas of Mount Kinabalu.

Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam

A helicopter flies with rescue team in front of the Annapurna mountain range, in Pokhara, some 200 km west of Kathmandu on January 22, 2020.

Russia says it downed Ukrainian drones near Bashkortostan refineries

Deep in China’s mountains, a revival of nuclear weapons takes shape

Zitong nuclear site saw significant expansion.
Satellite imagery of secretive nuclear facilities reveals Beijing’s efforts to expand its arsenal, just as the last global guardrails on nuclear weapons vanish.

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